As a Kin RVN, you will be joining a community of passionate professionals, committed to caring for the pets of the communities we serve. We are looking for a Night RVN to join the team working Wednesday and Thursday nights with either a 1:4 or 1:2 Saturday night shift for a 12 month period to cover maternity leave. 

About us:

At Kin Vet Community, we are creating a culture and experience where the professional growth and wellbeing of our team are at the heart of what we do.

About our practice:

Swayne and Partners is a long standing multisite veterinary practice in west Suffolk, offering an emergency service located within a purpose built facility in Bury St Edmunds. 

The facilities include a large variety of blood testing and lab equipment including iSTAT, digital radiography, high quality ultrasound, multiparameter monitoring, ECG, ventilator and a CT scanner. The current team consists of a total of 12 Vets, including certificate holders in orthopaedic and soft tissue surgery, cardiology, imaging, medicine and emergency and critical care. They work alongside a large team of registered veterinary nurses, student nurses and animal nursing assistants.

Swayne and Partners provide an emergency service for 18 practices in the area of west Suffolk. Overnight the practice is staffed with 2-4 full time skilled registered Veterinary Nurses alongside the night Vet. As a team, they work closely to provide excellent patient care overnight. The patients are typically managed to recovery and return to their primary practices for ongoing outpatient care as needed.

Responsibilities:

- 12 hour shifts

- Support the Veterinary Surgeon with consults throughout the night as necessary.

- Receive all calls overnight, working with the nursing team and provide either advice or a consultation as necessary. Reception staffing is provided until 22:00 and again from 08:00.

- Record all owner contact to ensure the best continued care for the patients in and out of the practice both within Swayne and Partners and at the primary care practices.

- Care for inpatients throughout the night actively, adjusting treatments and carrying out diagnostics and procedures as necessary, charging accordingly.

- Confirm plans for the following day by writing patient kennel sheets and adjusting medications accordingly.

- Contact inpatient owners overnight as necessary and contact all inpatient owners in the morning to update them on their animals progress and plan.

- Support with providing a handover to the morning inpatient vet as and when required. 

We are proud of our out of hours service and work hard to provide the best level of care, tailored to our clients and patients, with knowledge and compassion. We are looking for a candidate who will share in this goal, with use of their experience in emergency and critical care. They will thrive in a friendly, challenging and fun work environment providing gold standard care for both the patient and the client.

Next steps:

If this position is of interest, please apply below. 

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